2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE trailer

3
Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-angle view, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam-
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tr ailer hitch)
T T
op view op
view 1
Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC
3 Your vehicle from above The
coloroftheindividual segments ofwa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope rational
and noobjec tis de tected, thesegments ofthe
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines Guide
lines 1
Yellowlane marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing wheel
angle (dyna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapp rox. 3.3 T(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,lanes 1
ar edispla yedin green. Dr
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The
guidelines inthemedia displaysho wthe
dist ances toyour vehicle. Thedistances apply
to road leve l.
In trailer mode, theguide linesaresho wnat
th eleve lof thetrailer hitch.
T T
r r
ailer vie ailer
view(v w
(vehicles wit ehicles
withatr h
atrailer hitc ailer
hitch) h)
If yo uselect trailer viewand notrailer iscoupled
to theve hicle, thefo llo wing displa yappear s: 1
Yellowguide line,locating aid
2 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from theball head ofthetrailer
hitc h
3 Ball head ofthetrailer hitch When
theelectr icalconnection isest ablished
be tween theve hicle andthetrailer ,th edispla y
ch ang estotheside camer avie w.
This viewsup portsma neuv ering proce dureswith
a trail er.
Side vie Side
viewof t w
of the mir r he
mir ror camer or
camer as as
The sides oftheve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimen sionswit h
outs idemirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contactpoints
Sy st Sy
stem f em
failur e ailur
e
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, thefo l-
lo wing messa geappear sin themedia display: 246246
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R
Or Or
ang ang
esegment s: e
segment s:obst acles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segme nts: ed
segme nts:obstacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
Displ a Displ
ay of P y
of Par ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC int ONIC
inthe he
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display Op
tion ally,obst acles detected byParking Assist
PA RK TRON ICfrom adist anceof app roximat ely
3.3 T(1.0 m)infront 2and 2.0T(0.6 m)onthe
sides 3can also bedispla yedin theHead-up
Displa y. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICdoes notnece ssarily
ta ke intoaccount thefo llo wing obstacles:
R Obst acles belowthede tection rang e, e.g. per-
sons ,anim alsorobje cts.
R Obst acles abo vethede tection rang e, e.g.
ov erhanging loads,overhangs orloading
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sens orsmust befree ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise,they ma yno tfun ction correctl y.Clean
th esensor sre gula rly, especiall yaTer driving o.-
ro ad, taking careno tto scr atc hor damag eth em
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ehicles wit ehicles
withtr h
trailer hitc ailer
hitch: h:
Parking Assist
PA RK TRON ICisdea ctivated forth ere ar zon e
when youest ablish anelectr icalconnection
be tween your vehicle andatrailer . Pr Pr
oblem swit oblem
swit hP h
Par ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC ONIC
Ex
am ple: vehicles withsur round viewcamer a
When rear segme nts1 orall- round segments
2 light upredand theé symbol appearsin
th eInstr ument Display,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICma yha ve been deactiv ated due to
sign alint erfere nce. Startth eve hicle again and
ch eckif Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICiswo rking at
a di.er entlocation. Dr
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Ac
tivePa rking Assist willbecanceled inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisdea ctivated.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e.
R Youeng agetransmiss ionposition 005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedoor sor theta ilg atewhile driv-
ing.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
If th eex terior lightin gis malfunct ioning,Ac tive
Pa rking Assist isno tav ailabl e.
Obj ects locatedabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s,e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhang sor loadi ngramp sof truc ks,or thebor -
der sof par king spaces ,ar eno tde tected dur ing
measur ementof thepar king space. Theseare
also then notta ke nint oac cou ntwh en calcu lati ng
th epar king procedur e.Insome circumst ances,
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayth er efor eguide youint o
th epar king space incorrectl y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toobjects
locat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjects aboveorbelo wthede tec-
tion rang e, thefo llo wing situations mayar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assist mayst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objects.
Ther eis adang erofcollision! #
Inthese situations, donotuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Extr
eme weather cond itions, suchas sno wor
hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar king space being
measur edinacc urately. Pa rking space sth at are
par tiallyoccupied bytraile rdr aw bar smight notbe
identi/ edassuc hor be measur edincor rectl y.
Onl yuse ActivePa rking Assist onleve l,high-g rip
gr ound.
Do notuse ActivePa rking Assist inthefo llo wing
situations:
R Inextreme weather cond itions suchas ice,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain. R
When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Onsteep uphil lor downhil lgr adien tsof mor e
th an appr oximat ely15%.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R When atrailer orbicy clerack isatt ached.
R Directl yaTer atir ech ang eor when sparetir es
ar eins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment, e.g.aTer
bo ttoming outonacurb.
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayalso displa ypar king
space sth at areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking space swher epar king isprohibit ed.
R Parking space son unsuit ablesurfaces. Dr
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mals
orobject set c. arein themaneuv ering
ra ng e.
A risk ofcolli sion mayoccur inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ifth eacceler ator and brak epedals areint er-
ch ang ed.
R Ifan inco rrect transmission positionis
eng aged.
Dr ive Aw ayAss istisac tiveunde rth efo llo wing
conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisac tivated.
R Ifyo ushiT thetransmission positionto005E or
005B when theve hicle isstation ary.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 T(1.0 m)awa y.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assist ancefunction isacti-
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The perform ance ofDrive Aw ayAss istislim ited
on incl ines .
Whe ndr iving withatrail er,Dr ive Aw ayAss istis
no tav ailabl e. %
Also obser vethesy stem limits ofParking
Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page247).
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uncti onofCr uncti
onofCross oss
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
Alert Aler
t
% Cross Tra1c Alertisonl yav ailabl efo rve hicles
wit hBli nd Spo tAssis tor ActiveBlind Spot
Assi st.
Cr oss Tra1c Alertcan warndriver sof anycr oss-
ing tra1c when backing upand maneuv ering out
of apar king space. Theradar sensor sin the
bum peralso monit orthear ea adjacent tothe
ve hicle. Ifacr itical situ ation isde tected, theL
symbol appearsin themedia displayand theve hi-
cle can bebrak ed aut omati cally.
If th era dar sensor sar eobstr uctedbyvehicles or
ot her objects, detection isno tpossible .
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisactiv eunder thefo llo wing
conditions:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatawa lking pace.
R Maneuv ering assist anceisactiv ated
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% Also obser vetheinst ruction son Blind Spo t
Assis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
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st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisno tav ailabl eon incl ines.
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisno tav ailabl ewhen drivi ng
wit hatrailer .
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ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gt atin
gthe mane uv he
mane uver er
ing assis t ing
assis tant ant
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Camera &Pa rking #
SwitchMa neu veringAssi stance onoro..
% The mane uvering assis tant must beactivefo r
th efunction ofDrive Aw ayAss ist
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ailer hitch ailer
hitch NNo o
t t
es on tr es
on trailer oper ailer
operation ation
*
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Dr
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N N
O O
TE TE
Plug-i nhy brid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tounsuit a-
ble ball neck
If yo uinst allan unsuit ableballneck,thetrailer
hitc hand there ar axle maybe overloaded.
This cansigni/can tly im pair thedr iving char-
act eristics and thetrailer maybecome loose.
Ther eis arisk offata linjur y. #
Onlyins talla ball neckth at com plies
wit hth eper missible dimensions andis
designed forth ere qu irements oftrailer
oper ation. #
Donotmodify theball neckor thetrailer
hitc h. The
values approvedby themanuf acturercan be
fo und ontheident i/cationplat esand inthe"Tec h-
nical data"section under"Tra iler hitc h"forth e
to wing vehicle (/page400) . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GSw ervin gof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationduetoincr eased speed
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ation.
The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmayev en tip
ov er. #
Under nocircumst ances should youtry
to str aigh tenth eve hicle/ trailer combi-
nat ion byincr easing thespeed. #
Reduce your speed anddonotcount er-
st eer . #
Ifnecessar y,appl yth ebr ak es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theengine asare sult of
ove rheating #
Ifyo ure tro/t atrai le rhi tc h, mo di/ca -
tio ns totheengine cooling system may
be necessar y,depending ontheve hicle
model .
When retro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc h, ob serveth e
fa steni ng point son thech assis. Re
tro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif a
tr ailer loadisspeci/ edinyour vehicle docume nts.
If th is isno tth ecase, theve hicle isno tappr oved
fo rtr ailer operation.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
Fo ra de tach able trailer coupl ing,it is essen tialto
com plywit hth eoper ating instruction sof the
tr aile rcoup lingmanuf acturer.
Couple anduncouple thetrailer carefull y.Ifyo u
do notconnect thetrailer totheto wing vehicle
cor rectl y,thetrailer maybecome detach ed.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson theto ngue weight:
R Donotuse ato ngue weight that exceeds or
fa lls belo wtheper missible tongue weight
R Use ato ngue weight asclose aspossible to
th emaximum tongue weight
Do notex ceed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible towing capacity
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi-
cle
R Perm issible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle 258258
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R
Perm issible gross weight ofthetrailer
R Maximum permissible speedofthetrailer
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforestar ting ajour ney:
R The tirepr ess ureon there ar axle oftheto w-
ing vehicle isse tfo ra maximum load
R The lighting oftheconnect edtrailer isoper a-
tional
In theev ent ofincr eased rear axle load, theve hi-
cle/ trailer combin ationmustno tex ceed amaxi-
mum speed of62 mph (100 km/h) forre asons
conce rning theoper ating permit. This also applies
in countr iesinwhic hth eper missible maximum
speed forve hicle/ trailer combin ationsis abo ve
62 mph(100 km/h) .
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swith AIRMA h
AIR MATIC orE-A TIC
orE-ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CON- ON-
TR TR
OL: OL:
ifth esoc ketof thetrailer hitchis occupied,
e.g. byatrailer orrear-mou nted bicy clerack ,th e
ve hicle isse tto thenor mal leve lat speeds great er
th an 19 mph(3 0km /h).Th isis do ne rega rdless
of whic hdr ive pr og ram has been select ed. AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing t hing
the ball neck he
ball neck &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
to incor rectl yins talled ballneck
If th eball neckis no tcor rectl yins talled and
secur ed,itma ybecome looseduring ajour -
ne yand endang erother road user s.Ther eis a
ri sk offata linjur ies. #
Inst alland secur eth eball neckas
descr ibedintheball neckmanuf actur-
er's installation instruction s. #
Ifaball neckis ins talled, ensur esur e
th at itis proper lysecur edbef oreev ery
jour ney. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toaball
nec kth at isno tcor rectl yins talled or
secur ed
If th eball neckis no tcor rectl yins talled and
secur ed,thetrailer maycome loose. #
Inst alland secur eth eball neckas
descr ibedintheball neckmanuf actur-
er's installation instruction s. #
Ifaball neckis ins talled, ensur esur e
th at itis proper lysecur edbef oreev ery
jour ney. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
A A
tt tt
ac ac
hing t hing
the ball neck he
ball neck #
Remo vecover1 from theball neckmount in
th edir ection ofthear ro w. #
Storeco ver1 suchth at itcann otmo ve
ar oun d. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
inst ruction s. Dr
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Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. Coup
lingup/ unco uplingatr Coup
lingup/ unco uplingatrailer ailer
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom theve hicle
le ve lbeing chang ed
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ehicle swit ehicle
swit hlev h
level cont r el
cont rol syst ol
system: em:
theve hicle
le ve lma ybe chang edunintent ionally,e.g. by
ot her persons. Youma ybecome trapped ifyo u
couple uporuncou pleatrailer while theve hi-
cle leve lis ch ang ing.In addit ion,ot her peopl e
could become trapped ifth eir limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle.
When couplinguporunco uplingatrailer ,
mak esur eth at: #
The door sor tailg atear eno topened or
closed. #
Youdo notinitiat eth eleve lcontr olsys-
te m and donotoper ateth eDY NAMI C
SEL ECTsw itch. #
Donotlo ck orunloc kth eve hicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005D.
The trailer willbecor rectl yde tected bytheve hi-
cle onlyif th efo llo wing conditions areme t:
R The trailer isconnect edcor rectl y.
R The trail er ligh ting system isin wo rking order .
The functions ofthefo llo wing systems willbe
a.ec tedby acor rectl yconn ectedtrailer :
R ESP ®
trailer stabiliz ation
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist
R Parking Assist PARK TRON IC
R ActivePa rking Assist
R Blind SpotAssist orActiveBlind SpotAssi st
R Drive Aw ayAss ist
R Cross Tra1c Alert
R Rear vie wcamer a
R Surround viewcamer a
R AIRMA TIC R
E-AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OL
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ehicl eswit ehicl
eswithout lev hout
level con tr el
con trol: ol:
theball head height
will chang edepen dingon theve hicle' sload. In
th is case, useatrailer withaheight-adjust able
dr aw bar .
Coupling upatr Coupling
upatrailer ailer
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto thestar terbatt erydue
to full discharge Char
ging thetrailer batteryusing thepo we r
suppl yof thetrailer candamag eth estar ter
batt ery. #
Donotuse theve hicle' spo we rsuppl yto
ch arge thetrailer battery. Inf
ormati onabout asuit able ballneckfo r
Mer cedes-Be nzvehicles canbeobt aine dfrom a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop, e.g.an aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. #
Remo vetheco vercap from theball neck
mount andstor eit in asaf eplace
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